Medics are the most promiscuous students, according to a new study by Cambridge University.

Over a thousand were quizzed by the student magazine Varsity about their sex lives, with those studying medicine admitting to the most sexual partners (at least eight), reports the Daily Mail.

Meanwhile, mathematicians were revealed to be the least sexually experienced, with almost half saying that they had never had sex.

"It's obvious that the mathematicians haven't found the winning formula yet. But it's good to see that Doctors and Nurses is still a popular game," Cambridge University Students Union president Mark Fletcher told the paper.

Students in the university's worst academically performing colleges were found to be the most promiscuous, such as Homerton, which fared badly in the academic league table but whose members had an average of seven sexual partners. And of those who has had sex, 60 per cent admitted to having done it outdoors.

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